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1 Correctional Staff Training Overview of Hong Kong Correctional Service Training Department Queensland Staff Correctional Training and Staff to Development Address Mental Illness Grooming Leaders at the Fiji Training in Corrections Correctional Service Service Canada: At the Heart of Its Operation, Management and Leadership 7. This issue Foreword Foreword by Director of Singapore Prison Service 1. Fiji Corrections Service 2. Grooming Leaders at the Fiji Corrections Service Corrective Services New South Wales 4. 2. Brush farm Corrective Services Academy Singapore Prison Service Learning & Development Framework 6. New Zealand Department of Corrections Embedded Numeracy and Literacy - For Prison Instructors 12. Enhancements to the Initial Training Course De-Escalation Training in New Zealand Correctional Service Canada Training in Correctional Service Canada: At the Heart of Its 16 22.

2 Operation, Management and Leadership Corrections Victoria Management Programme for Prison Supervisors 20 25. Community Corrections Training Team Hong Kong Correctional Services Department Overview of Staff Training and Development 26. Queensland Corrective Services Training Correctional Staff to Address Mental Illness 27. Foreword Staff are invaluable In this issue , eight the variety of methods and their quality a members share with employed to train Staff . key success factor of us their approach The submission by New any prison system or to Training and Zealand highlights correctional service. developing Staff . The basic but critical Given that change is articles by Canada and Training needs that the only constant, it Singapore showcase are required by Staff is vital that Staff be their respective to be effective in their equipped with the frameworks to guide work. Contributions by relevant capabilities to the learning and Fiji and the Australian effectively deal with development needs of state of Victoria stress the challenges posed their Staff while that by the importance of by changes.

3 Hong Kong highlights grooming Staff to be effective leaders. Last but not least, the article by the Australian 1. state of Queensland draws attention to the specialist area of Training Staff to deal with mental illness among offenders. I would like to thank the various APCCA . members who have contributed to this issue of the newsletter. I hope the variety of articles from different jurisdictions help us to learn about different perspectives involved in the Training of our Staff . Soh Wai Wah, Director of Singapore Prison Service Contributed by Fiji Corrections Service In another watershed year, the Fiji Corrections Service has introduced the Officer Cadet programme for the first time in its 146-year history. According to Lieutenant Colonel Ifereimi Vasu, Commissioner of Corrections, recruits will join its officer corps upon passing out and be groomed to take up leadership roles in the future.

4 This is based on the concept of Officer Cadetship in the military. Commissioner Corrections Service Lieutenant Colonel Ifereimi Vasu inspects officers during the Commissioner's Parade In the recent history of the were from the military and the Fiji Corrections Service, the police. The Corrections Service has Commissioner has traditionally historically been neglected been engaged from outside, The first group of Cadet and is often regarded as the 2 either from the military or the Officers has been selected poor cousin of the military and police, Lt Col Vasu says. after a three-day Corrections the police, but we are trying Officers Selection Board to change all that by making This not only reflects poorly on (COSB), the equivalent of it a dynamic workplace with a the Service in that it has failed Regular Officers Selections structured career path.. to groom leaders but could also Board (ROSB) in the military.

5 We want the officers to h affect the morale of the officer As part of their grooming to be ave a feeling of ownership corps as such appointments future leaders, the 17 cadets towards the organisation prevent them from aspiring for will undergo a three-month and also to promote the top position. basic Training course with professionalism and pride in the Republic of Fiji Military their work.. Lt Col Vasu himself was Forces. Thereafter, they will from the military and his be rotated among the various This initiative is the latest predecessor, Brigadier departments in the Service for development in the capacity General Ioane Naivalurua, a period of nine months. building efforts of the Fiji who is largely credited for Corrections. the transformation of the Fiji Corrections Service into a progressive and outward- We want the officers to have a feeling looking service organisation, of ownership towards the organisation was also from the military.

6 In addition, two of the three and also to promote professionalism Commissioners before them and pride in their work. Corrections Officers Selection Board (COSB). Cadets overcoming obstacles during the Corrections Officers Selection Board (COSB). The FCS has realised that Bermuda fawn uniforms, needed more than ever. leadership attributes are key to a transformation from the This is in line with the paradigm making an impact. To achieve military olive green colours. shift in the focus of service the government's objective delivery in the Corrections of reducing recidivism by 25 With the Yellow Ribbon Project, Service from the conventional percent and escape by 50 the flagship programme of one of containment to percent in 2014, the FCS has the Fiji Corrections Service corrections. redirected its focus to Training where offenders are given and developing officers in a second chance upon their leadership skills and release from prisons, and 3.

7 Management capabilities. commercialisation being In recognition of the need embraced by the organisation, to empower officers, 2008 leadership capabilities of to 2009 was declared to be Corrections Officers are now a period for learning and capacity building. During these years, more than 80. percent of all officers from the 12 institutions went through basic computer skills Training at the Corrections Academy to improve their IT literacy. Most recently, 56 senior non-commissioned officers completed a leadership course at the Academy to expand their leadership capabilities. Conjunct to the retraining and upgrading of skills, the officers are now looking smart and spiffy in their new brown Contributed by Corrections Services New South Wales Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy gardens and directory board. Corrective Services operations; off-shore New South Wales A feature of the Academy Training and consultancy.

8 4 is the International the customisation and Brush Farm Corrective Programs (IP) Unit which licensing of curriculum, and Services Academy is part works in partnership with conference facility hire. of Corrective Services criminal justice agencies, Over recent years, the IP Unit NSW (CSNSW), Australia Training institutions and has developed international and offers a unique blend development agencies in Training programmes and of Training across a broad many of Australia's closest services tailored to the range of disciplines from neighbours. The IP Unit needs and circumstances specialised corrections is very keen to collaborate of international partners. Training to executive-level with other correctional This has included providing management development jurisdictions, learn from curriculum on license to programs. other cultures and build Malaysia, delivering offshore relationships with other Training in Indonesia and The Academy is one of countries.

9 The international Malaysia, and hosting and the leading providers of Training and development Training visiting delegates vocational education and activities provided include: on- from China, Fiji, Indonesia, Training in the Australasian shore Training programmes; Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Corrective Services Industry. residential hosting Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, It is a Registered Training programmes; individual and Vietnam. Organisation and certified to placement programmes;. ISO 9001:2000 international tours of Correctional quality management Centres and Community standards. Offender Services The Academy is one of the leading providers of vocational education and Training in the Australasian Corrective Services Industry. Graduation parade including a Thai delegate from the visiting scholar placement programme The Academy is located on provide a one stop shop' for Development which contains the historically significant those seeking information, articles on contemporary Brush Farm Estate Training and an experience of correctional management 5.

10 Close to the geographic Australian corrections. from all corrections centre of Sydney, and is jurisdictions in Australia and situated amid magnificent In addition, the Academy a number of international landscaped grounds. The publishes the Australasian jurisdictions. Academy offers a range Journal of Correctional Staff of on-site accommodation to customers including a mix of standard rooms with shared bathroom facilities and executive rooms with private ensuites and wireless internet access. There is a large, quality- assured bistro on the site and hospitality Staff have proven experience in catering for the needs of international visitors and delegations. Having self-contained facilities in the metropolitan area, the Academy can effectively Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy Contributed by Singapore Prison Service In 2008, Singapore Prison The framework has three Concept of Review of Service (SPS) developed guiding principles that provide Staff Training a framework for managing the broad learning directions learning and development in for a vibrant learning culture With the development of the the department.